Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-07
Yesterdays Extra Session, In Which
1t Was Recommended That tho
Bill for Changing of Ger.
tain Laws Do Pass.
In the Meantime Hitherto Lax Laws
Are to be Enforced Which Will
Increase the Long Suf.
fering Schemes.


miner, Dy tne ROCKY Mountain lelegraph.J- J.
The bounty bill lis the most talked Of propo.
sition, but the members of the House are
SO non-commital that it Is not safs1o
hazard an opinion. In the apportionnsat
bill. which passed the committee Of the
whole this morning, Silver Bow gains an
additional member, and by it, will have
one-sixth OF the entire House. This our
delegation consider victory, In sthe
House a petition from 178 citizens OF
Meagher County was presented by Taylor
in favor of the new county of Cascade.
kilograms from Sun River, Sand Coulee
and Bell Creek were read in favor AMI q
remonstrance from northern Lewis and
Clarke, signed by 63 taxpayers, against
the formation OF Cascade County. The
amendments to the bounty law
recommended by the COMMITTEES OF
the whole we're adopted. The
amendments are to fix the boun'y y
on squirrels at cents. \ cent to. go to the
county commissioners; and 3 cents on
prairie dogs, y cent to 60 to the county
commissioners. The bill was ordered en-
crossed for third reading.
OTHER n,,1s @
Bills from the Council were read and re-
ferred as follows: Council bill No. 4, defining
disturbance of the peace, to the COMMITTEES
on judiciary: Council bill No. 5, the storage
of gunpow Ger, to the Committee on Terri
torial Affairs; House bill No. 20, amending
the printing law, by making contracts to
be made annually instead OF biennially. as
referred to the Committee on Printing;
House bill No. 8, concerning licenses, was
read the third time by unanimous con-
sent. Toole offered an amendment that
banks and bankers pay SIS and $25, in
stead OF $25 and $50; the amendment was
adopted, and the bill passed the House by
q unanimous vote. The M
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
Marshall in the chair. considered House
Bill No. 10, apportioning the membership
OF the House. A general discussion was
had as to whether Silver Bows representa-
ton should be increased by an additional
representative, taking one from Custer
County. The general feeling seemed to be
that Silver Bow had enough with three
representatives. Anderson maintained
that with two sessions a year hf would
consider it an imnosition +ezuakss one
county furnish one-sixth OF the whole
Houee, as the expenses would fall too much
either on the county or the individuals.
On motion for passage eight voted for and
seven against. TIE committee arose and
the House adjourned till 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
IN THE COUNCIL
three petitions were introduced by Holli
day, the citizens of Bozeman, two against
and one in favor Of House bill. No. z
regarding the qualification OF voters II
Incorporated cities and town. One hun
dred twenty -one names were signed to the
| petition against the bill and seventy-si1
names to the one in favor. The petiaonl
were referred to the same committee hav
| ing the bill under consideration. The Com
mittee on Immigration reported un
favorably on Council bill No. 8. wbicl
provides for the creation of the office
Commissioner of immigration. Notice q
bills were given as follows: By Sutherlin
| a bill to amend an act to encourage tre
planting and arbor culture which wa
passed last session. Council bill No. z, t.
amend the Scab law, was read for th
third time, and consideration postponed
until tomorrow. A motion was made b.
Kennedy to take recess until p. m
and amended by Burleigh to adjourn unit
tomorrow to give select committees tim
to make up reports. Carried as amended
and the Council adjourned. after sitting 10
half an hour. until Tuesday at 10 o'cioc
a.. m. Auditor Sullivan is OF the opinio
that the gopher industry is on theincreas
By to.day's mail, he received bounty claim
amounting to 81 600. one man alone ha'
ing the necessary certificates for 5000.
Mr.. BLAKE STATES
that as one Of the committee he is willr
and anxious that the Territory shall pu
chase at q fsir appraisement the war;
Springs property. and that unless the NAL
seement agree to that he will second tt
Governor in his determination to abroga
. the so.called contract. Drs. Mussigbr
and Mitchell have many friends here, bot
in and out OF the Legislature, and am
the opinion that un iess the committee
legitimate price upon their property
bill affecting the existing condition OF sf1ai
can pass. Kennedy. of Missoula, will t
morrow introduce an amended reven
, law. which he thinks will do away WI
4 Isome Of the Objectionable features OF &
l present law. It does away with
THE EXISTING BOARD OF EQUALIZATION,
:, but provides that in it's stead the coun
n assessors OF each county shall meet annual
J.. at Helena, and act virtually as Board
!. Equalization. Captain F. L. Wyman
here for few days in attendance upon t
LEGISLATURE. Manager Cairns OF the Roc
Mountain Telegraph company. arrived
day and is prepared to fight the clause
II the License bill relating to the tax
Telegraph companies. W. D. Knight.
y the Miles City Journal, came in tod
= and there is some talk that he will start
n afternoon republican daily.
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~ Killed at Anaconda.
ANACONDA, Montana, September 5